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Lewis blood group antigens in salivary glands and stratified epithelium: lack of regulation of Lewis antigen expression in ductal and buccal mucosal lining epithelia.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1991
Mandel U, Orntoft T F, Holmes E H, Sørensen H, Clausen H, Hakomori S, Dabelsteen E
Abstract excerpt
The expression of Lewis antigens is thought to be controlled by the Secretor and Lewis genes. While secretor status is known to regulate the expression of ABH antigens in many tissues, few studies have attempted to correlate Lewis antigen expression on erythrocytes and saliva with that of epithelial tissues. We examined the expression of Lewis a and b and related antigens in human epithelium of minor salivary...
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